In Shkodër, he finished elementary school-orphanage opened by the Austrians, and spent three years in the Jesuit school.

In 1929, after receiving a state scholarship from Hil Mosi,[1] Kolombi departed again for Italy, where he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome.

Kolombi painted with materials such as cloth, canvas, cardboard and plywood, while most of his work is in oil, using more red, brown, green and white.

His portfolio consists of 50 paintings and drawings containing realist landscapes (A Harvest, 1947), still-life (Grapes and Pears, 1940) and portraits (Julian, 1946).

These paintings were often executed en plein air which are distinguished with a balance of composition and a plethora of colours and tones.